Harsh

Famous quotes containing the word harsh:

“For she lies panting,
drawing sharp breath,
broken with harsh sobs,
she, Hyella,
whom no god pities.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“The good are so harsh to the clever,
The clever so rude to the good!”
—Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840–1932)

“Do we honestly believe that hopeless kids growing up under the harsh new rules will turn out to be chaste, studious, responsible adults? On the contrary, by limiting welfare, job training, education and nutritious food, won’t we plant the seeds for another bumper crop of out-of-wedlock moms, deadbeat dads and worse?”
—Richard B. Stolley (20th century)